No one was more polarizing for the Texas Tech Red Raiders than Nic Shimonek. His stats were impressive, his deep balls were thrown beautifully, and his tattoos were all the rage. However, Shimonek went from being the best quarterback no one is talking about to getting benched before regular season finale. Texas Tech fans aren’t Shimonek’s biggest supporters as many have greatly criticized Shimonek’s play throughout last season, but many will be surprised to learn just where Shimonek stacks up in this draft class.
Despite some of his pitfalls throughout the year, his draft stock never took a dramatic hit.